There were incidents, during the night in several areas of West Attica, with groups of Roma setting up barricades, setting fire to vehicles and shops and causing damage, following the injury of a 16-year-old boy by police gunfire in Thessaloniki.
Also, a fire broke out in a tyre shop, which was set on fire by young Roma, on NATO Avenue in Aspropyrgos. Residents in the surrounding areas received a warning message from 112 to stay in their homes.
[/P]Shortly after 10pm, a group of Roma attacked and set fire to a bus of OASA, in Ano Liosia, fortunately without any injuries. Another 2 city buses that were also running in the Menidi area were attacked with stones, without anyone being injured.
After the widespread incidents, OASA decided to withdraw all buses from the depot for safety reasons.
Those who were going to travel in West Attica can call 11185 from 06:30 to be informed of all changes.
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Also, unknown gunmen fired last night against fire brigade vehicles, which were driving on the Aigaleo ring road. There were no injuries.
A new blockade was attempted by a group of Roma, temporarily blocking the traffic on the National Road Patras - Pyrgos, at the height of Vrachneika. The assembled people lit fires in rubbish bins and burned car tyres.
In Megara, due to the incidents, traffic was interrupted for some time in both directions on the National Road Athens-Corinthos between Pachi and Megara.
In Chalkidona, groups of Roma set up barricades, resulting in the closure of the Old National Road Athens - Thessaloniki, while in the area of Agios Dimitrios in Agrinio, there were incidents with fires and stone throwing.
They beat up restaurant employees in Thessaloniki
The climate remains tense in Thessaloniki after the news about the shooting of 16-year-old Kostas Fragoulis by a policeman of the Police Department of Thessaloniki
.AS, after a chase.
On Wednesday night, a group of Roma broke into a restaurant in Kordelio and after an argument attacked the owner and three employees, slightly injuring them.
According to MEGA, Roma reportedly called a restaurant in the Kordelios area to book a table.
When they were told they did not have one, they threatened the staff saying they would attack them, which they did a few hours later. A group of people - went over there, broke into the shop and beat up the owner and three employees.
According to ERT, a group of fifteen people broke into the catering shop on Megaloou Alexandrou Street.
An ambulance of the EKAB rushed to the scene after the scuffle, in the presence of people, whose crew provided first aid on the spot, as the injuries were not serious. By the time the police arrived at the scene the Roma had disappeared without being arrested.
Source: ertnews.gr, in.gr
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